The implementation of the double reduction policy and the introduction of the family education promotion law have put forward new requirements for "full education" for family education, and it is necessary to introduce a fresh field of learning to cultivate children with knowledge reserves and cultural literacy: naturalism.
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This article was published in the magazine China Women
After double subtraction, how to use the time of "subtraction"? Some naturalistic theme activities such as walking into nature and playing with museums have begun to integrate into family education, which is of great significance to the healthy development of children's physical and mental health and the overall improvement of family quality. Naturalism can not only enable the whole family to harvest the increase in knowledge, but also help children grow up by themselves. Compared to some disciplines that have clear examination value, naturalism seems to have no practical direct use. But naturalism has an important meaning, which is to let children know the great beauty of the world, as marine biologist Rachel Carson said, "Those who feel the beauty of the earth can get the life force from it, all the way through life." ”
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@Goodview/High quality companionship in the museum
From the time we watched the movie "Fantastic Nights at the Museum", our family made visiting the museum a way of life. Natural museums, paleontological museums, historical museums... From childhood to adulthood, I spent almost every weekend and winter and summer vacation in various museums, and I have been working as a small docent in the Natural History Museum.
We are accustomed to museum-themed life and travel, from the water museum at the entrance of the community to the distant British Museum, each museum is a synthesis of historical geography and humanities, which can be used as a second classroom for learning. After the child went to middle school, he also had an unexpected gain, history, geography, biology and other subjects he mastered easily, and he could get good grades without spending time. Because the main content of these disciplines has long been studied in various museums.
Naturalist tutors not only use museums to string up children's growth paths, but also "squeeze" out the time of mobile phones and video games. Each museum tour is a team building for our family, and while receiving natural knowledge, the whole family has completed the high-quality companionship of the children.
@Jierui/Plaything can also nourish your mind
When the child was young, we also reported a lot of interest classes at all costs, and finally eliminated them, leaving only his favorite niche interest: raising insects, which has never changed, and his classmates call him "Little Fabre". Because he liked insects, he became better.
The first is bravery. Not afraid to observe strange insects, accepting meat bugs crawling on his hands, calmly catching earthworms in the rain and putting them back in the grass, the whole family exploring insects together Over the years, I have become bolder with him. I often participate in activities organized by some institutions, and when I go out, A box full of things is an insect net, a magnifying glass, a variety of insect cans, flashlights, and all kinds of equipment.
The second is focus. He often came back from school and the first thing he did was to go to see the bugs, and he could observe them motionless for half an hour. Watching an insect go from an egg to a meat bug, he said, and then go through layers of molting and finally feathering, is a particularly magical process. After observing, he will also draw insects and create insect science picture books.
The third is observation. On the 120th anniversary of the founding of the school, the teacher assigned an article to write an article - where is the most beautiful campus in my eyes. What he wrote was that the wasp flying around the cedar was the most beautiful. This subtle and unique perspective of observation, even if you have not attended extracurricular composition classes, you do not have to worry about writing a bad essay.
The fourth is the internal driving force. He now set himself a goal to study entomology in the biology department of Peking University. We are full of beautiful expectations for children, but it is easy to be coerced by the outside world and forget to discover what children really want to do. Parents always seem to be afraid that their children will lose their minds, but in fact, only if they like a thing, they will have self-motivation and will take the initiative to study and learn.
The whole family starts with the "natural"
Text/Liu Ying
Liu Ying Director of the Editorial Department of Naturalist Magazine. He participated in the compilation of books such as "Naturalist Youth Encyclopedia", "100,000 Why Geography Volumes", and authored "Nature Journey" and other books
In the past two years, the education of naturalism seems to have ushered in a small boom.
Many people mention naturalism, they think of museums, after double subtraction, there is indeed a lot more time to take children to the museum. But a museum is not the same as a museum. Naturalism is an ancient science of human beings dealing with nature, which is the observation, description and classification of animals, plants, minerals, ecosystems, etc., so naturalism involves astronomy, geology, geography, biology, meteorology and many other disciplines.
In naturalism, we have the same starting point as our children
It is said that parents want to grow up with their children, so naturalism is undoubtedly a good channel. Naturalism has a natural appeal because it is a science that is very suitable for everyone, especially children to learn, it has no threshold, can learn naturally, understand the world, and learn while playing.
When our child just turned 4 years old, he already understood some naturalistic knowledge, knew some very good-looking and characteristic bugs, went out to see it and told his father what it was, this is his father's knowledge blind spot, and the child's interest was stimulated at once. This is one of the charms of naturalism, three-year-old children may know more than adults in some aspects, which means that the whole family is standing on the same starting line in front of naturalism, with equal learning and dialogue status, this equality is very important for children's growth and parent-child relationship.
Prevent and treat "natural deficiency disease" and be healthier in body and mind
In recent years, some experts have proposed "natural deficiency", I think there is a certain truth, people out of the natural environment, farther and farther away from everything, will definitely bring physiological impact, such as the incidence of myopia increased, the upper grades of primary school can see many children wearing glasses. Not because I read too much, but because too little time is spent outdoors, which will affect visual development.
Nowadays, children's psychological problems are more common, and one of the reasons is the problem of information sources. From the perspective of developmental psychology, the human brain likes to collect information, open the mobile phone, the amount of information is too large, exceeding the processing capacity of the brain's "motherboard", which will lead to depression, anxiety and other symptoms, and in the natural environment, the brain can receive information without overload.
If the focus is on the fact that the exam is done well, when the results are not good, the world will collapse completely, which will lead to very serious psychological problems. When we know that the world is diverse, you have many ways to maintain psychological balance, just like one leg is unstable, when there are many legs to support, there is a slight problem with one leg, and the system is still stable.
We want children to see the diversity of the world, but still have feelings for the people and things around them, and learning naturalism is indeed a very good way to keep children physically and mentally healthy.
Draw upward strength from all things
Naturalism has an important significance, that is, to let children know the great beauty of the world, so as to draw positive and upward strength. For example, in nature, there are big trees in the sky, there are also ecosystems under the shade, you will find that everything is rich and diverse, high has high benefits, to undertake sunlight, short also has the benefits of short, grass also has its own skills, dandelions can be flattened with one foot, but seeds can spread far away by the wind. The child will find that everything in nature has its own way of survival, and it is all trying to survive, and he will not be paranoid and narrow-minded.
Improves concentration. We all know how important concentration is to children's learning, and some parents pay high tuition fees to let their children take some classes to improve their concentration. Its practical naturalism can improve a child's concentration. A very central method of naturalism is natural observation, such as studying small bugs, what is the difference between this bug and that kind of bug? Many times the difference between the observation objects is very small, only a lot of concentration can distinguish between the two species, as the study is more in-depth, it is found that their behavior ecological differences, in the process of very concentrated observation, naturally improve the child's ability to concentrate.
Strong physique and adaptability to the environment. What kind of portrait do we give naturalists from movies and documentaries? Walking in the mountains with insect nets, sunhats, binoculars, and water bottles... Often walking in the wild and walking outdoors, it is definitely able to strengthen the body, and even master certain survival skills, such as how to avoid danger in the face of thunderstorms. I once went to a national geopark where tourists huddled in a hole under a big rock to shelter from the rain when it rained. Whether or not you can shelter from the rain under the rocks at the top of the mountain is all natural knowledge, which is important for children's basic survival ability and safety awareness.
Develop the ability to think independently. Naturalism is often caused by observation, such as cherry blossoms we have seen, but if you look closely at the leaves of cherry blossoms, you will find that there are two small dots on the top of the leaves, the average parent may not pay attention, then you show the child, sometimes the child's observation is stronger than the adult, he will find why other leaves do not, these two small dots are dry? Do people also have various glands? Observe and ask questions, and then think, in the process of learning naturalism, in fact, it is also the improvement and exercise of children's thinking ability.
Source: Chinese women